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Patricia V García Pérez1, Cristina Dávila Arias1, Sandra Duque Fernández De Vega2
1Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio, España.
Abstract:
We present the case of a patient with pain in the right hypochondrium, dyspnea, deterioration of his general condition and a positive anti-Echinoccocus antibodies test. Ultrasound and thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a complex hepatic cystic lesion with a transdiaphragmatic fistulous tract trajectory, directed to the pleural space. The lesion was compatible with a complicated hydatid cyst with direct rupture to the pleural cavity. Treatment with albendazole prior to surgery was started.
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